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Study Suggests Restricting Animal Protein Could Starve Cancer Cells
Decreasing consumption of red meat and eggs greatly improved cancer treatment in mice in a new study, a promising result which suggests that diet changes could help manage cancer. In the study, researchers fed mice with colorectal cancer a diet low in methionine, which is an amino acid found in meat, fish, eggs and dairy products that plays a significant … Continue reading
Seven Asteroids that are Headed for Earth this August
NASA has detected a total of seven asteroids headed for Earth in August. According to the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the biggest asteroid from the group is five times taller than the Statue of Liberty. The first asteroid that will approach Earth is called 2019 ON. CNEOS noted that the space rock is about 180 feet … Continue reading
First Ever HUMAN-MONKEY Embryo Created by Scientists
Scientists have successfully created the world’s first human-monkey embryo, paving the way towards using animals for human organ transplants. The experiment was conducted in China to avoid legal issues. Researchers from the Salk Institute in the US and the Murcia Catholic University (UCAM) in Spain genetically modified monkey embryos to deactivate specific genes used in the formation of organs. The … Continue reading
Scientists Discover Rare Interstellar Radioactive Material in Antarctic Snow
Interstellar radioactive material has been found in recently fallen Antarctic snow. The stunning discovery has thrilled scientists who say the rare substance fell to Earth in the form of space dust less than 20 years ago. The discovery of the rare isotope of iron, iron-60, backs up previous research which found that the substance was generated by supernovae, strong stellar … Continue reading
Scientists Invent Contact Lenses with ‘Zoomability’
Blink twice to get a closer look! via engadget: Scientists at the University of California San Diego have created a prototype contact lens that is controlled by the eye’s movements. Wearers can make the lenses zoom in or out by simply blinking twice. A paper detailing the team’s findings was published this month in Advanced Functional Materials. The biomimetic lens … Continue reading
Rare Mosquito Borne Virus that Can Cause Personality Changes Found in NY & Massachusetts
If you needed another reason to use bug spray this summer, here it is: A rare virus that causes brain damage has been confirmed in mosquitoes in New York and Massachusetts, health officials reported last week. Oswego County officials said the eastern equine encephalitis virus, or EEE, was discovered in two mosquito pools from a swamp about 20 miles north … Continue reading
Exoplanet With 3 Suns a Great Site to Search for Alien Life
A newly discovered planet with three suns is exciting scientists for its close proximity to Earth and its potential for future observation, including possible signs of extraterrestrial life. LTT 1445Ab is just 22.5 light-years away and was found using data gathered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which searches for exoplanets. The planet orbits just one of its three … Continue reading
“Mind-Bending” –‘Hyper-Advanced ET May Be What We Perceive to Be Physics’
“It’s a great mind-bending twist. Perhaps hyper-advanced life isn’t just external. Perhaps it’s already all around. It is embedded in what we perceive to be physics itself, from the root behavior of particles and fields to the phenomena of complexity and emergence,” says Dr. Caleb Scharf, a research scientist at Columbia University and director of the Columbia Astrobiology Center. “What … Continue reading
Plasma-Powered Reactor, Like the Sun but 10 Times Hotter!
File this in, color me worried about “what could go wrong here”.. via RT: An alliance of 35 countries has finished laying the groundwork for one of humanity’s most ambitious experiments – to harness nearly unlimited amounts of energy by creating ‘small stars’ on Earth. The extreme heat and gravity inside the core of the Sun and other stars make … Continue reading
Russian Scientists Want to Drill Deep Into Dark Side of the Moon to Find Out This Ancient Secret
On Saturday, people around the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon, which took place on July 20, 1969, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the Earth satellite as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Russian scientists want to figure out when exactly the Moon became visible to the Earth … Continue reading
